Good DPS weapon ?

[Nelyann]

Hello,
I'm new on SWL.
I heard the Blade was the worst DPS weapon in-game, wich weapon could you recommend me ? (Excepted Pistol/AR wich I do not like to play with.)
I wanted to be ravager (fist+blood magic) but dont know if its a good idea.

Thanks

[FormlessBlackVoid]

Blade's actually one of the best DPS weapons since last year's balance patch fixed it, but I think AR still holds the top spot for min-maxers even though it was slightly nerfed. All weapon combos are viable for PvE progression and story dungeons so the more important factor is enjoying your playtime.

[Nelyann]

Thanks for your answer, I took Blade/Elem and I'm havin fun with it atm. Happy to know the Blade wasnt bad as I saw, and even if it was bad.... Till I I'm having fun with it... ;)

[Handoiron]

People dislike blade DPS because they want to spam 5 energy skills till energy is out then use basic attacks. Blade doesn't work that way because it's 5 energy skill is channeled. Blade is amazingly efficient though because of that.

Blade is also looked down on because it's Elite damage skill doesn't have any utility where other weapon elites do. Blade has the best buff Elite though which includes healing for damage, a cleanse and movement speed increase. It's actually one of the few skills I find myself missing when I am not using a weapon type. Hate not having access to that move speed increase when crossing maps.

With the update mentioned by FormlessBlackVoid, they removed the need to "waste" a skill slot on blade's special mechanic and tweaked a few other things which improved it from when most of the "blade DPS sucks" claims were made.

Blade is still one of the best "damage" weapons when it comes to self healing and cleansing. Considering how much of the game includes moving to the next fight as fast as possible, having access to a multiple cleanses to stop sprint blocking negative effects as well as a move speed increase is definitely nice.

As FormlessBlackVoid also said, assault rifle is another great DPS option even though it's a "healing" weapon. It takes a bit more micromanagement with grenades and tends to be an ability slot hog though.

[DefiantBrood]

Hammer

[FlyingDaggers347]

You could try chaos magic it has a great effect depending on how you play faster casting then other magic types